Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 70412

Swimming Pools: Finance

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the £400 million grassroots sport funding supports swimming pools in areas with limited access to aquatic facilities.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock

The Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to leisure facilities, including swimming pools, which are vital spaces for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy, and which play an important role within communities across the count...

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